Now I am totally confused. I have never been able to find reference to my PIERCE family in Oswego, IL. Today by chance I found the entire family listed at the Kedall County IL. website. The unusual thing is the name is spelled as PEARCE and they are buried at the PEARCE cemetery in Oswego, IL. Has anyone ever heard of Irish PIERCE being spelled as PEARCE? I have just begun my search on this sector of the PIERCE family and I am not that familiar with the PEARCE/PIERCE thing. could someone tell me if the Irish PIERCE could be PEARCE too.Thanks, Melissa